Went on a walk today on the property of my new church home. I haven't taken the time til today to see all the property or the pavilion out back (which has a gorgeous fireplace) but today I really felt a walk with God would be amazing and I found myself caught up in awe of God and how He is such a creative God. I've been on a thankful road lately just thanking God more these days then in past years or even past months. He has shown Himself so faithful to me that it absolutely overwhelms me with peace.
Today I found a fantastic peace place, a place for the creative being to pray, sing, write songs, which I'm seeing God birth something incredibly new in me, and a place just to BE alone with my Creator, Savior, Friend. I'm asking God to pour into me a heart of grace and mercy like I've never known. A heart of forgiveness like I've yet to experience and to show me how to say as His Son did on the cross "father forgive them for they know not what they do"
I am choosing today to forgive my adversaries over my lifetime, but especially those that have come ruthlessly against me. I am choosing to forgive those that have shown me no mercy, no grace, and no love, and I'm choosing to walk out what I believe to be the heart of God, and that is to LOVE my enemies, to bless those that have come against me and cursed me and said all manner of evil against me falsely. I'm choosing to SHOUT outloud "I am redeemed and I am an OVERCOMER by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony."
I don't understand somedays where my head is in all this, it seems unreal to forgive and let go, but I do understand where my heart is and I want to love people like crazy. Just today I was on this mega high for God and yet I was reminded that people are full of so much hate and oppression over issues that they refuse to face and refuse to forgive. I just can't live like that - caught in oppression. Life is way too short to live with regrets and wishing things were different. I told someone just tonight life is a choice and I choose life...I want the abundant life Jesus said He came to give, and living caught up in hate and regrets is not living life abundantly. I really feel sorry for those living that way.
My prayer for you is that you too will choose to forgive and love others despite the way they have wronged you, because my friends - that's the heart of God! See you in worship.
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